Football Preview: St. Patrick's Irish vs. Bridgeport Bulldogs
St. Patrick is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bridgeport is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Patrick's Irish will host the Bridgeport Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Patrick's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Hemingford 56-28. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ravenna on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 34-30 win.
Nikolas Weibert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards. Logan Levick was another key player, gaining 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Bridgeport didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cody Bates and Weibert. Bates has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Bridgeport got some further help from Cole Katen: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bridgeport, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
St. Patrick's beat Bridgeport 21-8 in their previous meeting back in August. Does St. Patrick's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bridgeport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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